title: Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion: a modified approach in a patient with a missing lateral incisor.
abstract: In conventional surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion, a diastema is opened between the central incisors. A case is presented in which the surgical procedure was modified so that the split of the maxilla occurred in the region of a missing lateral incisor rather than at the midline. This facilitated restoration of the space with a prosthetic tooth almost immediately following surgery.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Dental Hospital, England.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sandler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D003970:Diastema / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000379:methods*; D014093:Tooth, Artificial